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The Company through the Foundation continues its passionate journey of social change using the power of collaborations. We endeavour to empower vulnerable communities and keep them at the heart of all our CSR initiatives.

At Cipla, we strongly believe that sustainable business growth is intertwined with the well-being of the societies and natural ecosystems where we operate. Our commitment to the philosophy of ‘Caring for Life’ extends to our social endeavours, evidenced by the strategic, long-term partnerships that we forge to actively engage with communities and to maximize for positive outcome. Our efforts are targeted at making meaningful contributions to society and empowering vulnerable communities, in ways that they need to be supported the most.

Cipla Foundation, the exclusive philanthropic arm of the Company, collaborates with reputed institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies and domain experts (as permissible by CSR Rules) to implement our social initiatives. We believe that our inclusive approach has two-fold benefits –

1. Our implementation partners have an innate understanding of the needs of the communities where they undertake projects

2. Specialized project experience of such partners drives execution efficiency, under the guidance and supervision of the Foundation.

Our CSR Strategy has identified the following thematic areas to collaborate with the communities in India and South Africa:

During the FY2022-23, our social initiatives touched the lives of 4,00,000+ individuals across India. In true Cipla spirit, our employees spent 70,000+ hours of volunteering on different social initiatives.

Social Expenditure (in crores)

  • CSR spend by Cipla and subsidiaries (as per Section 135)
  • Other social spend by Cipla and subsidiaries
FY 2021-22
34.85
55.76
FY 2022-23
65.26
10.94
  CSR spend by Cipla and subsidiaries (as per Section 135)
  Other social spend by Cipla and subsidiaries

Governing our Social Capital

We have established a robust system for governing our community initiatives, anchored in continuous collaboration between the Board of Directors, our CSR committee and the Cipla Foundation. We maintain high standards of due diligence, compliance, auditing and monitoring mechanisms across projects and partners.
Board CSR Committee Cipla Foundation
Approves CSR policy and Annual Action Plan Recommends CSR policy to the board Identifies CSR projects as per CSR Policy and proposes to the Committee
Reviews and ensures fund utilisation as per approved plan Recommends Annual Action Plan and modifications, if any to the board Implements and monitors projects as per board approval
Monitors projects along with CSR Committee Review project implementation through transparent monitoring and management mechanism. Maintains robust mechanisms to ensure compliance with the approved proposal, CSR policy, and applicable laws

The Company, through the Foundation, continues its passionate journey of social change anchored in the purpose of ‘Caring for Life’. We endeavour to empower vulnerable communities by keeping them at the heart of all our CSR initiatives.